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Montréal, Quebec
Grant of Arms
September 16, 2002
Vol. IV, p. 238
Arms of Albert Louis Sébastien LarbrisseauBlazonGules, within a chain in orle the figure of St. Michael affronté head to the sinister holding in his dexter hand a lance-cross, point in base, and in his sinister hand a shield Or charged with a branch of hawthorn proper; SymbolismThe Archangel Saint Michael is taken from the arms of the city of Brussels and the hawthorn branch refers both to Larbrisseau, his surname, and to the Sanctuary of Notre-Dame de Beauraing. The chain refers to the arms of Navarre and represents a link to Mr. Larbrisseau's maternal ancestry. |
CrestBlazonA demi lion Or armed and langued Gules holding in the dexter paw a branch of hawthorn proper; SymbolismThe lion refers to Brabant, the Belgian province of origin of Mr. Larbrisseau. The hawthorn branch repeats the symbolism in the shield. |
MottoBlazonDUC IN ALTUM; SymbolismA phrase meaning "Launch out into the deep". |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on December 20, 2003 in Volume 137, page 3980 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Robert Pichette, Dauphin Herald Extraordinary, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority PainterLinda Nicholson CalligrapherKaren Mackay Recipient TypeIndividual |